37th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival
Hula Competition
Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium
April 27-29, 2000
Hilo, Hawaii
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2000 Hula Competition Home

Congratulations to 2000 Miss Aloha Hula Tehani Kealamailani Gonzado of Hula Halau 'O Kamuela and Overall Winner Hula Halau 'O Kamuela (Wahine)!

37th Merrie Monarch Festival
Image Credit: Dennis Oda, Star-Bulletin

Related news stories on the 2000 Merrie Monarch Festival

  • April 17, 2000
    Texas halau tries to recoup stolen travel funds: A Dallas hula group has had $9,000 ripped off by one of its own dancers (Source: starbulletin.com)
  • April 18, 2000
    American Airlines flies in to help Texas halau: The carrier has made arrangements to get the dancers and families here (Source: starbulletin.com)
  • April 18, 2000
    Airline to cover halau's fare to hula contest after theft (Source: HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
  • April 23, 2000
    Hula lives deep in the heart of Texas (Source: HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
  • April 23, 2000
    Merrie Monarch tightens rules (Source: HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
  • April 27, 2000
    Chance 'em: Merrie Monarch veteran William Sonny Ching takes a chance on an album of chants, 'Ho'oulu I Ka Na'auao' (Source: starbulletin.com)
  • April 27, 2000
    Merrie Monarch lineup (Source: starbulletin.com)
  • April 27, 2000
    Merrie Monarch begins with solo wahine competition (Source: HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
  • April 27, 2000
    Newcomers join veterans at Merrie Monarch festival (Source: HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
  • April 28, 2000
    Hula Halau O Kamuela competitor wins Miss Aloha Hula 2000 (Source: HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
  • April 28, 2000
    Merrie Monarch streams onto Web (Source: HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
  • April 28, 2000
    Dancing on air (Source: HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
  • April 28, 2000
    Confident performance wins Miss Aloha Hula: A radiant Tehani Kealamailani Gonzado takes the title (Source: starbulletin.com)
  • April 28, 2000
    Travel, search bring dancer opportunity (Source: starbulletin.com)
  • April 29, 2000
    Traditional hula boundaries stretched: Some performers push the envelope on tradition, others return to historic instruments (Source: starbulletin.com)
  • April 29, 2000
    Miss Aloha Hula says "Mahalo, kumu" (Source: HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
  • April 30, 2000
    Names, faces change, but Hilo event maintains energy (Source: HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
  • April 30, 2000
    Thursday's Miss Aloha Hula results (Source: HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
  • April 30, 2000
    Merrie Monarch Hula Festival 2000 photo gallery (Source: HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
  • April 30, 2000
    Texas halau hit by death of a spouse (Source: HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
  • April 30, 2000
    Merrie Monarch results (Source: HonoluluAdvertiser.com)
  • May 1, 2000
    Very Merrie: Obstacles were seen as a test for resilient Texas halau (Source: starbulletin.com)
  • May 1, 2000
    Kumu hula Leina'ala Mattos' 22-year wait to perform uncle's song paid off (Source: starbulletin.com)
  • May 1, 2000
    Results (Source: starbulletin.com)